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CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2015 HONOREES AND TRIBUTES, INCLUDING WES CRAVEN, DIANE WARREN, MENA SUVARI, KRISTIN DAVIS
ANNUAL CRAVEN AWARD AND SPECIAL WES CRAVEN TRIBUTE, TV AND NEW MEDIA SUMMIT,
AND $5000 CATALINA TREASURE HUNT SLATED FOR 5TH ANNIVERSARY %!LOS!ANGELES!(Sept.!2,!2015)!—!Catalina!Film!Festival!(CFF)!today!announced!featured!tributes!and!events!for!
the!Sept.!24!–!27!festival,!held!on!the!famed!Catalina!Island.!Among!the!honorees!for!the!5th!annual!Festival!are!
inaugural!recipient!of!the!Soundtrack!of!Our!Lives!Award,!legendary!songwriter!Diane%Warren;!Avalon!Award!
recipient,!Mena%Suvari%(American)Beauty,)American)Pie);!Conservation!Activist!Award!recipient,!Kristin%Davis%(Sex)&)the)City,)Gardeners)of)Eden,)Couples)Retreat);!and%Crest!Award!recipient,%Lucas%Till%(X?Men:)Apocalypse,)Bravetown).)CFF!will!also!pay!tribute!to%Wes%Craven,!a!supporter!of!the!Festival!who!graciously!founded!the!
annual!Craven%Award!for!excellence!in!horror!filmmaking!and!personally!selected!the!winning!films.!
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“We’re!heartbroken!to!have!lost!our!close!friend!and!one!of!our!biggest!supporters.!Wes%Craven%was!not!only!an!
icon!in!the!industry,!he!was!a!personal!friend!who!will!be!incredibly!missed,”!said!Festival!coUfounder,!Delious!
‘Tim’!Kennedy.!“As!the!winner!of!our!annual!Craven!Award!was!just!picked!days!ago,!it's!with!heavy,!but!proud!
and!inspired,!hearts!that!we!will!honor!his!legacy,!vision!and!spirit.”!
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CFF!is!also!expanding!their!tributes!this!year!to!include!the!firstUever!Soundtrack%of%Our%Lives!award,!honoring!
singers,!songwriters,!and!musicians.!Diane%Warren!—!whose!songs!have!been!featured!in!more!than!100!motion!
pictures!—!is!the!inaugural!recipient.!Warren!has!worked!with!Whitney!Houston,!Lady!Gaga,!Adele,!Elton!John,!
Kelly!Clarkson,!Faith!Hill,!Eric!Clapton,!Celine!Dion,!LeAnn!Rimes,!Mariah!Carey,!Barbra!Streisand,!Justin!Bieber,!
and!Jennifer!Hudson,!just!to!name!a!few.!Her!songs!have!provided!the!soundtrack!for!some!of!film’s!most!
memorable!moments,!including!“I!Don’t!Want!to!Miss!a!Thing,”!performed!by!Aerosmith!for!Armageddon.)Her!
original!song,!“Til!It!Happens!To!You”!performed!by!Lady!Gaga,!is!featured!in!the!recently!released!and!critically!
acclaimed!documentary!The)Hunting)Ground.!!!!
“Diane!Warren!was!the!perfect!choice!for!our!inaugural!Soundtrack!of!Our!Lives!award,”!said!Festival!founder!and!
director,!Ron!Truppa.!“She’s!one!of!the!most!prolific!songwriters!whose!music!has!not!only!earned!seven!Oscar™!nods,!it’s!shaped!how!we!experience!film.”!!
%Additional%tributes,%celebrities,%and%film%selections%to%be%announced.%Recent!honorees!include!Nicolas!Cage,!
Andy!Garcia,!William!H.!Macy,!Jon!Favreau,!Sharon!Stone,!Kate!Bosworth,!Stan!Lee,!and!more.!
%!The!competitive!fest!and!film!market!also!features!the!Catalina%TV%and%New%Media%Summit;!Mercedes%Benz%Music%Stage;!Blackmagic%Catalina%Treasure%Hunt!($5000!in!prizes!hidden!throughout!the!island);!Stella%Artois%Beer%Garden;!Horseshoe%Bend%Vineyards%Catalina%Filming%Wine%Mixer;!and!Boxcast%Live`Stream%Lancer%Auditorium.!
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About%Catalina%Film%Festival!Catalina!Film!Festival!is!an!annual!celebration!of!film!on!the!only!West!Coast!resort!island,!where!blue!water!and!
coastal!breezes!provide!the!perfect!backdrop!for!films,!parties,!panels!and!networking!.!.!.!just!26!miles!off!the!
coast!of!Los!Angeles.!CFF’s!beneficiary!is!the!Catalina!Island!Conservatory.!For!additional!information,!
visit!www.CatalinaFilm.org,!follow!@CatalinaFilm,!#CatalinaFilm!and!Facebook.com/CatalinaFilm.!
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CATALINA FILM FEST ADDS HONOREES TO THIS WEEKEND’S FESTIVAL! F. GARY GRAY AND BILLY ZANE HONORED ALONGSIDE MENA SUVARI, DIANE WARREN,
LUCAS TILL & KRISTIN DAVIS SEPT. 24-27 !
NEW: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’S ROBERT ENGLUND (FREDDY KRUEGER) & AMANDA WYSS TO JOIN CRAVEN FAMILY FOR WES CRAVEN TRIBUTE
!LOS!ANGELES!(September!23,!2015)!–!Catalina!Film!Festival!(CFF)!announces!additional!honorees,!
tributes!and!events!for!the!September!24!–!27!festival,!held!on!the!famed!Catalina!Island.!
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2015%Catalina%Film%Festival%attending%honorees%include:!! F.%Gary%Gray%(Straight)Outta)Compton,)The)Italian)Job,)Friday)!–!Stanley!Kramer!Social!Artist!
Award!(Friday).!The!award!honors!a!film!professional!whose!work!embodies!Stanley!
Kramer’s!qualities!of!social!consciousness!within!their!artistry!while!taking!risks!to!create!and!
influence!a!social!transformation.!Past!recipients!include!Sharon!Stone!and!William!H.!Macy.!
! Billy%Zane%(Titanic,)The)Phantom,)Twin)Peaks))–!Maverick!Award!(Friday)!
! Diane%Warren%(Credits)include)songs)for)Lady)Gaga,)Mariah)Carey,)Aerosmith)&)hundreds)more)!–!Inaugural!Soundtrack!of!Our!Lives!Award!(Saturday)!
! Mena%Suvari%(American)Beauty,)American)Pie)!–!Avalon!Award!(Saturday)!
! Wes%Craven%Tribute%–!A!touching!tribute!to!the!late!Wes!Craven,!a!supporter!of!CFF,!who!
graciously!founded!the!annual!Craven!Award!for!excellence!in!horror!filmmaking,!and!personally!
selected!the!winning!films,!will!include!the!Craven!family,!Robert%Englund%(Freddy)Krueger)in)A)Nightmare)on)Elm)Street),!Amanda%Wyss%(A)Nightmare)on)Elm)Street,)Better)Off)Dead),!and!more.!
The!Festival!will!also!present!the!annual!Craven%Award%that!Craven!chose!only!days!before!his!passing.!
! Lucas%Till%(X?Men:)Apocalypse,)Bravetown))–!Crest!Award!(Saturday)!
! Kristin%Davis%(Sex)&)the)City,)Gardeners)of)Eden,)Couples)Retreat))–!Conservation!Activist!Award!
(Sunday)!
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The!Festival!will!also!feature!the!west!coast!premieres!of!The$Benefactor%(starring!Theo!James,!Richard!
Gere,!and!Dakota!Fanning);!Car$Dogs%(with!Patrick!J.!Adams,!George!Lopez,!Octavia!Spencer);!
Moments$of$Clarity%(with!Marguerite!Moreau,!Lyndsy!Fonseca,!and!Eric!Roberts);!Jack$of$the$Red$Hearts!(with!Sophia!Anne!Caruso,!Scott!Cohen,!and!Famke!Janssen);%Project$Greenlight$Short$Film$@$Day$One;)The$Preppie$Connection;!and!the!North!American!premiere!of%Battalion.!!!
The!competitive!fest!and!film!market!also!features!the!Catalina%TV%and%New%Media%Summit;!Mercedes%Benz%Music%Stage;!Blackmagic%Catalina%Treasure%Hunt!($5000!in!prizes!hidden!throughout!the!island);!Stella%Artois%Beer%Garden;!Horseshoe%Bend%Vineyards%Catalina%Filming%Wine%Mixer;!and!Boxcast%Live`Stream%Lancer%Auditorium.!
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About!Catalina!Film!Festival!
Catalina!Film!Festival!is!an!annual!celebration!of!film!on!the!only!West!Coast!resort!island,!where!blue!water!and!
coastal!breezes!provide!the!perfect!backdrop!for!films,!parties,!panels!and!networking!.!.!.!just!26!miles!off!the!
coast!of!Los!Angeles.!CFF’s!beneficiary!is!the!Catalina!Island!Conservatory.!For!additional!information,!
visit!www.CatalinaFilm.org,!follow!@CatalinaFilm,!#CatalinaFilm!and!Facebook.com/CatalinaFilm.!
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F. GARY GRAY STANLEY KRAMER SOCIAL ARTIST AWARD RECIPIENT
F.!Gary!Gray!is!recognized!as!one!of!the!industry’s!most!prolific!and!
versatile!directors,!known!for!consistently!pushing!the!envelope,!spotting!
new!trends!and!talent,!and!delivering!innovative!exciting!entertainment!to!
a!diverse!audience.!
!
Gray!most!recently!directed!and!produced!the!critically!acclaimed!biopic!
Straight$Outta$Compton,!which!follows!the!birth!of!the!gangsta!rap!
group!NWA.!The!box!office!smash!was!produced!by!Gray!(PGA),!Dr.!Dre!
and!Ice!Cube!and!released!on!August!14th!by!Universal!Pictures.!The!film!
broke!records!with!an!opening!weekend!gross!of!over!$60!million!
domestically!and!was!#1!at!the!boxUoffice!for!three!weeks!in!a!row.!To!date,!
Straight)Outta)Compton!has!made!over!$160!million!at!the!domestic!boxU
office!making!Gray!the!highestUgrossing!AfricanUAmerican!director.!
With!his!production!company,!Nucleus!Entertainment,!Inc.,!Gray!recently!produced!the!upcoming!film!
The$Sea$of$Trees%for!director!Gus!Van!Sant,!starring!Academy!Award!winner!Matthew!McConaughey!
and!Naomi!Watts.!The!drama,!which!had!its!premiere!in!competition!at!Cannes!this!year,!follows!the!
story!of!a!suicidal!American!who!befriends!a!Japanese!man!lost!in!a!forest!near!Mount!Fuji!and!together,!
the!two!search!for!a!way!out.!
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Gray’s!other!films!include)Law$Abiding$Citizen%(Overture!Films),!starring!Gerard!Butler!and!Academy!
Award!winner!Jamie!Foxx;!Be$Cool!(MGM)!based!on!Elmore!Leonard’s!bestUselling!novel!starring!
Academy!Award!nominees!John!Travolta!and!Uma!Thurman;!The$Italian$Job%(Paramount),!a!visually!
arresting!thriller!with!an!allUstar!cast,!including!Academy!Award!winner!Charlize!Theron!and!Academy!
Award!nominee!Mark!Wahlberg;!A$Man$Apart%(New!Line)!starring!Vin!Diesel;!The$Negotiator%(Warner!Bros.)!starring!Academy!Award!winner!Kevin!Spacey!and!Academy!Award!nominee!Samuel!L.!
Jackson;!awardUwinning!heist!picture!Set$It$Off%(New!Line)!with!Jada!Pinkett!Smith!and!Academy!
Award!nominee!and!Golden!Globe!winner!Queen!Latifah;!and!Friday!(New!Line),!which!launched!the!
extremely!popular!Friday)film!franchise!starring!rapperUproducer!Ice!Cube!and!Chris!Tucker.!
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Gray!is!also!a!leading!member!of!his!community!and!has!been!an!active!supporter!of!numerous!
organizations!which!include!the!Tom!Bradley!Youth!&!Family!Center,!My!Friend’s!House!Foundation,!
and!Urban!Compass,!among!others.!He!has!received!multiple!commendations!from!the!city!of!Los!
Angeles!for!his!Philanthropic!work.!
DIANE WARREN SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES AWARD RECIPIENT
Diane%Warren%is!one!of!the!most!continuously!prolific!and!successful!
contemporary!songwriters!of!our!time.!She!is!the!sole!owner!of!her!publishing!
company!Realsongs.!
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Her!songs!have!been!featured!in!more!than!100!motion!pictures!resulting!in!
seven!Academy!Award®!nominations.!She!was!nominated!for!five!Golden!
Globes!and!won!for!the!powerful!ballad!“You!Haven’t!Seen!the!Last!of!Me,”!
performed!by!Cher!in!the!movie!Burlesque.!Both!Tricia!Yearwood!and!LeAnn!
Rimes!had!hit!records!with!her!Oscar!and!Grammy!nominated!song!“How!Do!I!
Live”!from!the!movie!Con$Air.!Warren’s!popular!“Nothing’s!Gonna!Stop!Us!
Now”!from!Mannequin,!“Because!You!Loved!Me”!sung!by!Celine!Dion!for!the!
film!Up$Close$and$Personal,!“Music!Of!My!Heart”!performed!by!*NSYNC!and!Gloria!Estefan!for!the!film!
Music$Of$The$Heart,!“I!Don’t!Want!to!Miss!a!Thing”!performed!by!Aerosmith!for!Armageddon)and)“There!You’ll!Be”)sung!by!Faith!Hill!from!Pearl$Harbor$were!also!Oscar!nominated!and!hit!songs.!Most!
recently!she!received!her!7th!Oscar!nomination!for!her!original!song!“Grateful”!performed!by!Rita!Ora!for!
the!film!Beyond$the$Lights.!!!!
Diane%has!been!nominated!for!12!Grammys,!and!received!a!Grammy!for!the!song!“Because!You!Loved!Me.”!!
She!was!inducted!into!the!Songwriters!Hall!of!Fame!in!2001.!
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Diane!wrote!the!song!“I!Was!Here”!for!Beyoncé’s!record!“4,”!which!hit!number!one!on!the!Billboard!charts.!
The!video!for!the!song!was!filmed!at!the!U.N.!to!launch!World!Humanitarian!Day,!and!the!song!has!
reached!over!1!billion!people.!!!!
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Her!original!song!“Til!It!Happens!To!You”!performed!by!Lady!Gaga!is!featured!in!the!recently!released!and!
critically!acclaimed!documentary!The$Hunting$Ground.)In!addition,!Diane!wrote!the!original!song!“You!
Will”!for!Oprah!Winfrey!which!serves!as!the!anthem!for!the!OWN!network.!The!song!is!performed!by!
Jennifer!Hudson!and!Jennifer!Nettles!and!debuted!in!March!2015.!
)Diane!continues!to!work!with!many!of!today’s!most!popular!acts,!including:!Justin!Bieber,!Snoop!Dogg,!
Adele,!Kelly!Clarkson,!Carrie!Underwood,!Mary!J.!Blige,!Jessie!J,!Paloma!Faith,!Jennifer!Hudson,!Keyshia!
Cole!and!Leona!Lewis,!among!many!others.!
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During!her!impressive!career,!Warren!has!written!for!iconic!artists!such!as:!Whitney!Houston,!Cher,!
Aerosmith,!Elton!John,!Faith!Hill,!Aretha!Franklin,!Brandy,!*NSYNC,!Eric!Clapton,!Celine!Dion,!LeAnn!
Rimes,!Mariah!Carey,!and!Barbra!Streisand,!just!to!name!a!few.!
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Diane,!who!is!a!vegetarian,!is!a!major!advocate!for!animals!and!the!elderly.!!!!!
MENA SUVARI AVALON AWARD RECIPIENT Mena%Suvari,!known!for!her!breakout!performance!in!the!
Oscar™!Winning!Best!Picture,!American$Beauty,!and!currently!the!lead!in!WeTV’s!series!South$of$Hell,!is!this!year’s!Avalon!Award!recipient.!!
!
Suvari!recently!starred!in!the!Amazon!pilot!Hysteria!created!by!Shaun!Cassidy!and!just!completed!an!arc!on!Chicago)Fire!and!American$Horror$Story.)She!also!starred!in!the!American)Pie)franchise.!The!Avalon!Award!honors!an!actor!or!filmmaker!
making!waves!within!the!Hollywood!community!by!
continually!entering!“uncharted!waters”!in!their!career!and!
standing!out!amongst!their!peers.!
KRISTIN DAVIS CONSERVATION ACTIVIST AWARD RECIPIENT
Kristen%Davis,!actress!and!activist!who!stole!hearts!as!
Charlotte!in!Sex$&$the$City,!will!receive!the!Conservation!
Activist!Award!for!her!time!and!philanthropic!efforts!for!
serving!as!a!Patron!to!the!David!Sheldrick!Wildlife!Trust,!as!a!
Global!Ambassador!to!Oxfam!International,!as!well!as!working!
with!the!United!Nations!High!Commission!for!Refugees.!!
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Her!film!Gardeners$of$Eden,!a!documentary!about!the!
David!Sheldrick!Wildlife!Trust!and!creating!awareness!to!stop!
illegal!poaching!of!ivory,!will!also!be!screened!at!the!Festival.!
Presented!by!the!Catalina!Island!Conservancy,!the!
Conservation!Activist!Award!honors!films!and!filmmakers!that!
aim!to!protect,!educate,!and!promote!the!power!of!nature..!
Lucas%Till,!who!played!“Young!Jack!Cash”!in!James!Mangold’s!Walk$the$Line,!and!Miley!Cyrus’!love!interest!in!Disney’s!Hannah$Montana:$The$Movie,!before!megaUproducer!Neil!Moritz!cast!him!as!a!young!Private!in!Sony’s!Battle$Los$Angeles.!However,!it!was!his!role!as!“Havok”!in!Fox’s!X@Men%series!that!established!him!as!one!of!Hollywood’s!most!promising!young!leading!men.!
When!he’s!not!in!front!of!the!camera,!Till!can!be!found!behind!it.!At!age!25,!
he’s!already!produced!three!feature!films,!including!All)Superheroes$Must$Die,!which!was!bought!and!distributed!internationally!by!Image!
Entertainment.!!
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Scheduled!for!wide!release!this!March,!Till!will!headline!the!Monster$Trucks$trilogy$from!Academy!Award!winning!director,!and!founder!of!Blue!Sky!
Studios,!Chris!Wedge.!The!film!also!stars!Rob!Lowe,!Danny!Glover,!and!Jane!
Levy.!While!details!of!the!plot!are!being!kept!secret,!it’s!Till’s!largest!role!to!
date,!with!plans!for!him!to!anchor!the!franchise!and!its!two!planned!sequels.!
Capping!off!a!very!busy!year,!Till!indulges!his!darker!side!with!a!riveting!role!in!
director!D.J.!Caruso’s!psychological!thriller!The$Disappointments$Room,!
starring!opposite!Kate!Beckinsale!and!scheduled!for!release!later!this!year.!Till!
will!receive!the!Festival’s!Crest!Award.!!
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BILLY ZANE MAVERICK AWARD RECIPIENT
LUCAS TILL CREST AWARD RECIPIENT
Billy%Zane!is!best!known!for!his!achievements!as!an!actor!in!over!100!films.!It!
was!his!role!as!Caledon!Hockley!in!the!1997!blockbuster!film!Titanic!that!brought!him!his!highest!distinction!garnering!him!a!Blockbuster!movie!award!
as!best!supporting!actor.!!Among!his!other!bestUknown!credits!are:!Memphis$Belle,$Dead$Calm,$Tombstone,$Sniper,$Zoolander,$Orlando,$The$Phantom,!and!Twin$Peaks.!Among!the!critically!acclaimed!independent!films!he!has!
made,!he!has!produced!and!stared!in!the!celebrated!film!noir!classic!This$World$Then$The$Fireworks,!and!the!silent!film!I$Woke$Up$Early$The$Day$I$Died,!which!he!produced!with!Muse!Productions.!Billy!coUwrote,!produced!and!
directed!the!French!farce!comedy!Big$Kiss,!due!for!release!next!year.!!!!
Currently!on!television,!Billy!stars!in!the!Amazon!original!series!pilot!of!the!
dark!comedy!thriller,!Mad$Dogs,!which!was!shot!this!year!in!Puerto!Rico.!He!
has!just!completed!the!pilot!adaptation!of!the!hugely!popular!14Ubook!Fantasy/
SCI!Fi!series,!The$Wheel$Of$Time,!which!he!stars!and!produces.!!
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Beyond!his!acting!Billy!is!a!highly!reviewed,!celebrated!abstract!expressionist!
painter!who!has!most!recently!seen!extraordinary!success!with!his!solo!
exhibition!Seize)The)Day)Bed!in!Los!Angeles,!and!in!London!during!the!city's!globally!regarded!Frieze!Art!Fair;!and!his!Art!Basel!debut!in!Miami!with!his!
Nowness!exhibition!in!collaboration!with!The!Rosenbaum!Gallery.!Autumn!
2015!will!see!Mr.!Zane!new!solo!exhibition!at!the!iconic!Academia!of!Art!in!
Monaco.!!
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL FRIEND WES CRAVEN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 RED CARPET ARRIVALS 5:00 – 7:00 PM
IVONNA CADAVER HUSH)
Macabre)Theatre)
AMANDA WYSS A)Nightmare)on)Elm)Street)
Better)Off)Dead)
ROBERT ENGLUND “FREDDY!KRUEGER”!
A)Nightmare)on)Elm)Street)Echo)of)Evil)
FEATURING
FESTIVAL DATES: SEPTEMBER 24 - 27, 2015 TRAVEL TO ISLAND Getting here is fun and simple. If you love the ocean and would like a chance to see some whales or dolphins on your way to Catalina Island, then you can chose from Catalina Express or Catalina Flyer. Or enjoy the aerial view and arrive in style! Get there in 15 minutes from Long Beach & San Pedro or 28 minutes from Burbank with Island Express helicopters!
Stay late for the parties and take the special Festival Catalina
Express Ferry back to Long Beach at 1AM on both FRIDAY and SATURDAY night.
GETTING AROUND ISLAND SHUTTLES: All venues are within walking distance, although the festival will supply certain shuttles to venues located further away from downtown Avalon. CATALINA ISLAND TRANSPORTATION: If you’re running tight on time to your next event (and don’t want to walk), there is a cash only island taxi service that is available to you. ATTIRE OVERVIEW The Catalina Film Festival is held on a beautiful sub-tropical Island during the fall season, where temperatures can range from the 65-90 degrees Fahrenheit (13-32 degrees Celsius). Therefore, coordinating your daytime and night-time outfits with The Catalina Film Festival’s dress code is key. Most of our festival daytime events are casual, with cocktail attire expected for evening events. Please note that the Friday night Premiere screenings and Gala are Red Carpet style calling for suits and dresses and the Saturday night Premiere Gala and Red Carpet is black tie – tuxes & gowns. All Film & New Media Summit events are Business casual.
Avalon%Theatre%1!Casino!Way!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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Lancer%Auditorium%200!Falls!Canyon!Rd.!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
ACC%Theatre%236!Metropole!Ave.!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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Overlook%Hall%209!East!Whittley!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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City%Hall%410!Avalon!Canyon!Rd.!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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Festival%Lounge%236!Metropole!Ave.!
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CFF VENUE LOCATIONS
View!all!Festival!venues!and!maps!online!at!http://catalinafilm.org/venues/!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00
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10:30-11:00 10:30-11:00
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12:30-1:00 12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00 1:30-2:00
MOMENTS OF CLARITY (U.S. FEATURE)
6:15PM
LEGACY ENT. OPENING NIGHT PIRATE PARTY
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
PRESENTED BY: STELLA ARTOIS
CATALINA FILM & NEW MEDIA SUMMIT:
HOW TO MAKE YOUR FIRST FEATURE FILM/TV PILOT
WEST OF REDEMPTION (U.S. FEATURE)
AVALON CITY HALL LANCER AUDITORIUMTHE OVERLOOKACC THEATRE METROPOLE BEACH
HOUSE
LUNCH
CATALINA FILM & NEW MEDIA SUMMIT:
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW
CATALINA FILM & NEW MEDIA SUMMIT: FILM FINANCE & DISTRIBUTION
30 MINUTE BREAK
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (ANIM)
APPLETON (U.S. FEATURE)
CONSERVATION BLOCK I
PRESENTED BY: BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY: CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY
PRESENTED BY: FINAL DRAFT
PRESENTED BY: BLACK MAGIC
DESIGN
DEATH PERSPECTIVE SHORTS BLOCK
PRESENTED BY: B.I.G BUILDING IMAGE GROUP
THURSDAY
WES CRAVEN HORROR BLOCK (11:59 PM)
METROPOLE THEATRE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 11:30-12:00
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2:30-3:00 2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30 3:00-3:30
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5:00-5:30 5:00-5:30
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6:30-7:00 6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30 7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00 7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30 8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00 8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30 12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00 12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00 1:30-2:00
CATALINA FILM & NEW MEDIA SUMMIT:
PITCH SESSION
HUMAN CONNECTION SHORTS BLOCK
MOVING ON, MOVING UP SHORTS BLOCK
CONSERVATION BLOCK II BATTALION (INT. FEATURE)
RED CARPET
GALA PARTY @ METROPOLE BEACH HOUSE
THE VOW (SHORT) &
CAR DOGS (U.S. FEATURE)
METROPOLE BEACH HOUSEACC THEATRE THE OVERLOOK AVALON THEATREAVALON CITY HALL
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
CATALINA FILM & NEW MEDIA SUMMIT:
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW
FRIDAY
PRESENTED BY: BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY: FINAL DRAFT
PRESENTED BY: CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY
PRESENTED BY: B.I.G BUILDING IMAGE
GROUP
PRESENTED BY: MERCEDEZ-BENZ
BREAK
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8:00-8:30 8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00 8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30 12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00 12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00 1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30 2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00 2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30 3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00 3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30 4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00 4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30 5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00 5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30 6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00 6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30 7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00 7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30 8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00 8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30 12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00 12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00 1:30-2:00
HIGH SCHOOL & ADVANCED STUDENT
BLOCKTREASURE HUNT
CHECK-IN
KIDS SHORTS BLOCK
THE ADVENTURERS' GALA PARTY
JACK OF THE RED HEARTS
(U.S. FEATURE)
BREAKING THE CYCLE SHORTS BLOCK
PRESENTED BY: BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY: BLACK MAGIC
DESIGN
PRESENTED BY: ISLAND EXPRESS HELICOPTERS
PRESENTED BY: PATRICK K.
WILLIS
PRESENTED BY: MERRILL LYNCH CAFARO GROUP
PRESENTED BY: MERCEDEZ-BENZ
PRESENTED BY: HORSESHOE
BEND VINEYARDS
THE BENEFACTOR (U.S. FEATURE)
RED CARPET
WES CRAVEN TRIBUTE &
CFF AWARDS SHOW
SATURDAYWRIGLEY STAGE
TREASURE HUNT (11AM-2PM)
CFF MUSIC STAGE THE FILMING WINE
MIXER &
STELLA ARTOIS BEER GARDEN
AVALON CITY HALL ACC THEATRE THE OVERLOOK LANCER
AUDITORIUMFESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
AVALON THEATRE NATURE CENTER
LUNA & LARS (ANIM)
ANGEL OF NANJING (DOC)
SKATEBOARDING'S FIRST WAVE
& THE CARSONY
BROTHERS (DOCS)
NOT A STRANGER &
RIGHT FOOTED (DOCS)
WHAT IF SHORTS BLOCK
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
10:00-10:30 10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30 12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00 12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00 1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30 2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00 2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30 3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00 3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30 4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00 4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30 5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00 5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30 6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00 6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30 7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00 7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30 8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00 8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00 9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00 10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30 12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00 12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00 1:30-2:00
SUNDAY
PRESENTED BY: STELLA ARTOIS
PRESENTED BY: BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY: BLACK MAGIC DESIGN
PRESENTED BY: FINAL DRAFT
DRAMA (INT. FEATURE)
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST WINNING FILMS
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST WINNING FILMS
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST WINNING FILMS
GARDENERS OF EDEN FILM WITH KRISTIN DAVIS's
HONOREE AWARD
CLOSING NIGHT PARTY
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST WINNING FILMSCICADA
(INT. FEATURE)
AVALON CITY HALL ACC THEATRE LANCER AUDITORIUM METROPOLE MARKETPLACE
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
I$want$to$spend$the$day$on$Santa$Catalina,$but$not$spend$the$night,$is$there$somewhere$I$can$put$my$stuff$while$I$explore$the$island?$$Yes,!there!is!a!luggage!check!at!the!Catalina!Express!terminal.!The!cost!is!from!$3!to!$8!a!bag,!
or!you!can!use!the!large!and!deep!lockers!on!the!outside!of!the!building!(from!the!luggage!
check)!by!inserting!4!quarters.!
!
How$can$I$get$from$one$venue$to$another$on$the$island?$The!festival!will!supply!shuttles!to!and!from!various!strategic!stops!around!the!island.!It!is!
your!responsibility!to!be!at!the!stop!with!enough!time!to!get!to!your!next!screening!venue,!
event,!or!party.!If!you!don’t!want!to!wait!around!for!a!shuttle,!cab!rides!are!available!from!
the!Catalina!Transportation!Services!(310)!510U0025),!bicycles!and!golf!carts!can!be!rented!by!
the!hour!or!day,!and!you!can!also!walk!from!one!venue!to!the!other!pretty!comfortably!if!you!
choose.!Bicycles!can!also!be!brought!over!on!the!ferry!(for!a!fee)!if!you!choose!to!get!around!
on!your!own!bicycle.!
!
Do$you$serve$food?$We!do!not!serve!food!at!our!venues!unless!they!are!supplied!by!vendors!(sponsored!or!for!
purchase)!or!clearly!noted!in!our!schedule!of!events!(i.e.!Opening!Gala,!Festival!parties,!
Special!Programs,!and!other!events).!We!recommend!that!you!patronize!one!of!the!many!
restaurants!in!Avalon!before!or!between!screenings,!events!and!special!guests.!Establishments!
range!from!fastUfood!stands!to!elegant!sitUdown!restaurants.!Food!is!not!allowed!in!the!theater!
besides!the!normal!concessions!you!would!expect!to!find.!For!restaurants!around!the!island!
visit!eCatalina.com!–!The!most!complete!site!for!Santa!Catalina!Island!Restaurant!information!!
!
Filmmaker$Q&As$In!an!effort!to!make!the!Festival!a!more!interactive!experience!the!Catalina!Film!Festival!
encourages!the!filmmakers!to!attend!and!conduct!a!Q&A!after!the!film.!This!is!your!
opportunity!to!ask!them!your!questions!about!the!making!of!their!film.!
!
Access$To$Theatres$And$Venues$VIP!Pass!holders!enter!first,!followed!by!Festival!Pass,!Film!Pass!holders!&!individual!ticket!
holders.!All!ticket!and!pass!holders!must!arrive!no!later!than!15!minutes!prior!to!show!time.!As!
our!venues!can!fill!up,!please!know!that!a!pass!does!not!guarantee!you!a!seat,!so!please!be!
aware!of!venue!capacities!and!arrive!early!for!the!most!popular!films!and!events.!!One!
individual!per!seat!must!be!present!for!each!seat,!as!there!are!no!holding!seats.!!Since!seating!
is!on!a!firstUcome,!firstUserved!basis,!you!must!be!present!in!the!theatre!to!have!claimed!your!
seat.!